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Author: Michael Sherberg
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.460kg
ISBN: 9781487507473
ISBN 10: 148750747
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 10 November 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""In each of these eleven essays, the contributors offer significant innovations and are mindful to integrate the latest scholarly perspectives in their analysis. Traditional readings have […] been enriched and modernized, with special attention paid to questions of gender and the relation between spaces and plots, making this volume an innovative and essential tool for the study of the fourth day of the Decameron."" -- Nicola Esposito, PhD Candidate, University of Notre Dame * <em>Annali d’italianistica</em> * “Reading the book is absolutely recommended for scholars, college students, and all avid readers of the Decameron.” -- Teresa Nocita, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila * <em>Speculum</em> *
""In each of these eleven essays, the contributors offer significant innovations and are mindful to integrate the latest scholarly perspectives in their analysis. Traditional readings have […] been enriched and modernized, with special attention paid to questions of gender and the relation between spaces and plots, making this volume an innovative and essential tool for the study of the fourth day of the Decameron."" -- Nicola Esposito, PhD Candidate, University of Notre Dame * <em>Annali d’italianistica</em> *
Providing fresh interpretations, this volume is a major contribution to research on Boccaccio's most widely-read text: the essays included here are written and edited by established authorities, each of which offers new readings on Day IV. This volume will be particularly desirable beyond medieval and early modern Italian studies, as alongside literary questions, the volume touches on aspects such as medieval law, ethics and religion, sociological and gender studies. - Rhiannon Daniels, Department of Italian, University of Bristol The approach of focalizing on one Day is particularly interesting, as it provides a very specialized and in-depth interpretation of a detailed part of Boccaccio's masterpiece, which centers on the theme of unhappy love. The volume is specific yet always refers to the big picture, including The Decameron as a whole but also the time period and references to other authors. - Valerio Cappozzo, Department of Modern Languages, University of Mississippi
Author Information
Michael Sherberg is a former president of the American Boccaccio Association, and erstwhile chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Washington University.
